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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 19

Requiring certain motor vehicle radios to include weather radio systems

Topics: Business, Motor vehicle: Equipment, Radio, Weather

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 5, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prohibits any person in the business of selling or installing vehicle radios from selling or installing a vehicle radio manufactured after January 1, 2011, unless the vehicle radio includes a weather radio system. This prohibition does not apply to any vehicle radio that is original equipment in a new vehicle. A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a forfeiture not exceeding $200.

Who's behind it

Marlin Schneider, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jul 1, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Feb 5, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

  4. Feb 5, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Schneider

  2. Feb 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Schneider

  4. Jul 1, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jul 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Schneider

  6. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Public hearing

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor